Oi oi gente! I’m Polly and I’m studying French and Portuguese at the University of Southampton. I’ve now been in Brazil for about 5 weeks and am going to start this blog to sum up each month I’m here, giving
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Agosto em Floripa
Living Through Two Typhoons: My CUHK Adventure
Hi everyone! I’m Zoe. I am a postgraduate student at the University of Southampton and I have just returned from my first overseas study experience. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) August International Summer School Programme is truly an
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Now that my year abroad at Penn State is over, and I’m back in the UK, I’ve had a chance to reflect and look back at all the amazing experiences I have had this year. Arriving in August my family
Read more72% Eclipse, 100% Science
Picture this: at 2:34, some 8 floors above Manhattan, 15 people, giddy with childish excitement, crowd together in a wooden walled elevator, showing off various masking-tape/cardboard creations and seemingly opaque goggles. You would not perhaps immediately connect these overgrown children
Read moreMy First Month in Adelaide
It has officially been one month since I arrived in Adelaide so I thought that I would mark the first landmark of my trip with my first ever blog post. In the short time that I have been here, Adelaide
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As unique as language, as varied as cultures, the societies of the world have a dizzying array of food. And the words emblazoned across the lady of liberty herself have brought all these dietary wonders together in one place. “Give
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